Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-23
CARE OF THE SKIN.


Of Soap to Use.
Another of the series of popuIar
lectures to nurses was delivered recent.
y In the University Hospital By DR.
Henry W. Stellwagon. the subject being
'.1he Care Of the Skim The deliyery
OF the lecture occupied an hour. and
The greater part Of the time was devot-
cd to an explanation Of the respective
ctions Of the epidermis, derrnis.
Papiilary layers and simultaneous
nerves and tissues. The correlatiye re-
ations and specific action Of each were
illustrated by diagram, and notes of
the lecture were taken By the nurses
who attended and many others IN an
audience composed almost exclusively
Of ladies. The second head Of the
lecture dwelt with the proper care Of
the skin, and in this connection the
lecturer said:
The condition Of the skin depends
70 a great extent on the way we live.
II we 90 to bed at two O'Clock in the
morning and eat late sappers the sys-
'em is affected and a diseased skin +
he result. We should also be careful
IT our food and eat only that which Is
not preiudicial to the action and func-
tons OF the component parts Of the
kin Some people cannot eat shell
fish without inducing what are known
As hives. and in other cases some kind :
II animal food will,react injurionsIy in
this respect also. Bathing il an essen
]al feature in the proper treat ment Of
Of the skin. The human body exhaIes
BY Precipitation from two to three
pints daily. and this, together with
he dust that settles upon the skin, is
calculated to have an injurious eff ct
by stopping up the pores. We have
several kinds Of baths. among which
are the sponge, the tub. The hot air and
The vapor. Taking it for granted, a.
We must, that bathing promotes a
healthy and inyigorated action of the
skin, the question arises: How often
is it necessary to battle? This depends
both on the individual and the nature
Of the bath. Some people, who per-
spire freely. find it necessary to battle
daily. others require bath only three
or four times week Taken indIs-
criminately. the Turkish and Russian
baths are unsafe, and may in certain
conditions be positively dangerous In
eases Of heart disease. tendency to
apoplexy or congestion Of the brain,
Russian or Turkish baths are exceed
ingly unsafe, and as a general rule ii
may be stated that this class of bath
should never be INDUCED in without
the advice of a physician. The tux
bath suits most Of us, but the tempera-
ture in every case should be high
enough to prevent chilIs. and this re-
mark applies also to sponge baths
which are the safest. and may, with
advantage, be taken every day.
Another question Of importance is
that Of soap. There are several essen
tials to a good soap, one of which i
that it have sufficient alkali and anoth-
er that it be made Of the purest fat Il
there be an excess of alkali the effec.
on the skin must BE- injurious by caus-
ing an irritation of the cuticle. a
general principle may be applied with
advantage in this matter of soap. and
that is to avoid purchasing a cheap
article. D. not buy cheap soap. FOL
the chances are you will get bad one.
while if. on the other han !. you pur.
chase an expensive soap, You may
reasonably expect that it viii be
good ~ PhUdde mia Times.